Metro - File #: 2016-0153

• File #: 2016-0153
• Type: Policy
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 2/10/2016
• In control: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• On agenda: 4/14/2016
• Title: ADOPT: A. the finding of no Disparate Impact and no Disproportionate Burden resulting from proposed major service discontinuations and major new service proposals for June 2016 implementation (Attachment A); B. the finding that improving service on Line 704 to conform to the new loading standards creates a Disparate Impact but no Disproportionate Burden. The Disparate Impact is created because Line 704 serves an area significantly less minority than the county average and there is no alternative that is less discriminatory (Attachment A); and C. the finding of no Disparate Impact and no Disproportionate Burden for proposed exemption of Line 577 from express fare charge (Attachment B).
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Budgeting, Federal Transit Administration, Metro Rail B Line, Minorities, Policy

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/28/2016	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
4/14/2016	System Safety, Security and Operations Committee

Meeting_Body
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
APRIL 14, 2016

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: TITLE VI & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE EQUITY EVALUATIONS OF MAJOR SERVICE AND FARE CHANGES FOR JUNE 2016 SERVICE CHANGE PROGRAM

ACTION: ADOPT FINDINGS OF EVALUATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
ADOPT:

A. the finding of no Disparate Impact and no Disproportionate Burden resulting from proposed major service discontinuations and major new service proposals for June 2016 implementation (Attachment A);

B. the finding that improving service on Line 704 to conform to the new loading standards creates a Disparate Impact but no Disproportionate Burden. The Disparate Impact is created because Line 704 serves an area significantly less minority than the county average and there is no alternative that is less discriminatory (Attachment A); and

C. the finding of no Disparate Impact and no Disproportionate Burden for proposed exemption of Line 577 from express fare charge (Attachment B).

Issue
ISSUE

Metro's Administrative Code Section 2-50 requires an equity evaluation in accordance with Federal Transit Administration Circular 4702.1B for defined major service changes and any fare changes. These evaluations determine whether there are significant differences in the minority shares of impacted riders and systemwide riders that may indicate an adverse effect upon minority riders (Disparate Impact), and whether there are significant differences in the poverty shares of impacted riders and systemwide riders that may indicate an adverse effect upon poverty level riders (Disproportionate Burden). The thresholds of significance are Board adopted and stated in Metro's Administrative Code Section 2-50.

For major service changes a Disparate Impact may result from an absolute difference in the minority shares greater than 5% and/or a relative difference in the minority shares exceeding 20%. A Disproportionate Burden may result from an absolute difference in the poverty sh...